JAN OLEWNIK
Fine Furniture & Cabinetry
1977 – 1979 Kansas State University, Construction Science
1992 Woodworking and Furniture Design, Sam Maloof
Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snow Mass Village, CO
1996 Furniture Design, Ian Kirby Kansas City Woodworkers’ Guild, Kansas City, MO
1976 Welding certification, Manhattan Area Technical College, Manhattan, KS
1986 - 1994 Official Fabricator and Installer, Corian, Avonite, Fountainhead, Gibraltar solid surface materials
1975 – 1982 Journeyman Carpenter, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local No. 918
1983 – present Self Employed Fine Furniture and Cabinet Design and Production
1991 Treasures in Wood, Westport, Kansas City, MO
1991 Dimensions ’91, National 3-Dimensional Art Show
Lenexa Park, Lenexa, KS, June 7-9
1992 The American Crafts Annual Custom Woodworking Juried Exhibition
Vail, Colorado, Finest Craftsmanship Award
1992 Northwest Gallery of Fine Woodworking,
Seattle, WA
1992 Gallery of Fine Arts, Topeka Competition 16, Topeka, KS,
April 4 – 30
1992 – 1996 Treasures in Wood, Kansas City Woodworkers’ Guild Show
Crown Center, Kansas City, MO
1993 Kansas Fabricated, Norman R. Eppink Art Gallery
Emporia State University Art Exhibitions, September 27 – October 27
1994 Strecker Art Gallery, Manhattan, KS
1994 Kansas City Street of Dreams at Loch Lloyd, Kansas City, MO
August 27 – October 2
1997 Wild Woman Salon, Collaboration with Margo Kren, Morgan Gallery,
Kansas City, MO, July 11 – August 30
1997 The Warmth of Wood, Individual Show, Gallery B
Manhattan Center for the Arts, Manhattan, Kansas, June 2 – July 11
2007 The Warmth of Wood, Individual Show, Kemper Art Gallery
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, August 29 – September 14
2007 Then --- Now Viewpoints, Collaboration with Margo Kren, To Love Madrid, Folding Room Screen, Strecker-Nelson Art Gallery, Manhattan, KS, January 19 – March 10
2009 Topeka Competition 29, Collaboration with Margo Kren, To Love Madrid, Folding Room Screen, Sabatini Gallery, Topeka & Shawnee Library, November 6 – December 30
2013 Museum of Wonder, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, February 12 – October 13
1992 The American Crafts Annual Custom Woodworking Juried Exhibition
Vail, Colorado, Finest Craftsmanship Award
1997 Kansas Preservation Alliance 1997 Award for Excellence
Private Residence, 1918 Humboldt, Manhattan, KS
2000 Kansas Preservation Alliance 2000 Award for Excellence,
Geary County Courthouse, Junction City, KS
1985 Court Renovation, Piece by Piece, Margaret Allen
The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, KS, June 2
1990 Warmth of the Wood, Matt Bunker
The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, KS, April 8
1992 Fine Woodworking Design Book 6, Ash Love Seat
Taunton Press
1997 Furniture Maker Displays Works At Center for the Arts
City Arts Magazine, Manhattan, KS, June-July
1997 Worthwhile Work, Joel White
The Manhattan Mercury, Manhattan, KS, June 29
1997 Works of Art, Linda Albers,
Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, June 7
1999 – 2000 MAC Wants You to “Wrap It Up” and Take It Home”
City Arts Magazine, Manhattan, KS, December-January
PRESENTATIONS
1991 Laminating and Steam Bending Wood,
Kansas City Woodworkers Guild, Kansas City, MO
1996 Bending Wood, Green Valley Woodworkers, Tulsa, OK
1997 Train the Trainer in Custom Woodworking, 3 day workshop
Fort Riley, KS
2000 Furniture Design Workshop, Interior Architecture, Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS
1991-2001 Various presentation and furniture critiques with Department of Interior Architecture faculty and students, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
2007 – present Critique and Review of Undergraduate and Graduate Projects
Interior Architecture and Product Design,
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
1996 Conference Table, College of Business Administration, Calvin Hall
1996 Gallery Benches, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art
1997 Conference Table, KSU President’s Conference Room, Anderson Hall
1999 Conference Table, Hale Library Conference Room, Hale Library
2001 Brochure and Display Pedestals, McCain Auditorium
2006 Conference Table, Department of Geography, Seaton Hall
2009 Custom room upgrade, 164H Seaton Hall
2009 Collaboration with Margo Kren, To Love Madrid, Folding Room Screen, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
TECHNICAL TRAINING
WORK EXPERIENCE
PROFESSIONAL SHOWS & GALLERY DISPLAYS
AWARDS & CITATIONS
PRESS COVERAGE
NOTABLE PIECES AT KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Curriculum Vitae
Here is an overview of Jan Olewniks 30+ years of experience making Fine Furniture & Cabinetry